![]() In efforts to ensure that the right man is found, Duke seeks help from his dearest friend, Lord Graham, (a man with a similar past as his) to assist in keeping a watchful eye and keep the sharks at bay. However, he wants more for his ward he wants Bethany to have some who is more of a gentleman than he was during his wild days. He had quite a dull marriage, and he is worried that his ward will soon attract a wide variety of suitors due to Bethany’s exquisite beauty, for her entitlement or simply suitors with the intention of being an heir. Now Bethany is 18 years she is coming out of age while her beloved guardian is at wit’s end. The Duke of Clairmont was assigned the duties of taking care of the three sisters. The four sisters were sent to live with a relative in a far land. ![]() Tempting an early is not an easy task for the faint-heated. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Using a combination of perspectives to tell their stories, Lam begins in first-person in one chapter, and then switches to third-person in another. Relying on his experience as an emergency physician educated and trained in this medical setting, Lam creates a comprehensive and realistic image of how his heroes tackle each malady presented. In his first book, Lam keeps pace with each young doctor through the turmoil of romance, the chaos of the emergency room, the somber bedside of the dying, and the subconscious of patients, while maintaining a bird’s-eye view of all the action. Ming and her classmates Sri, Chen, and Fitzgerald face a variety of troubling circumstances on their intersecting journeys to becoming physicians. When medical student Ming misplaces the head of her cadaver midway through dissection, readers should be prepared for a graphic, yet touching and often tragic, glimpse into the challenges of a medical career. ![]() ![]() ![]() And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don't always exist in imaginary kingdoms they could live just down the hallway.As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they'd like to apologise for. And granny's stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them.But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally?Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown?Seven-year-old Elsa does.Some might call Elsa's granny 'eccentric', or even 'crazy'. Everyone remembers the smell of their grandmother's house. ![]() A must-read for fans of Rachel Joyce's The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, BernadetteHeartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, by the author of the New York Times bestselling phenomenon A Man Called Ove will charm and delight anyone who has ever had a grandmother. ![]() ![]() ![]() After years of earning a salary, many prospective entrepreneurs look to franchise ownership as a way to exercise autonomy. ![]() Myth #2: Buying a franchise will give you “be your own boss” status. Of course, the right franchisor may assist you with training and expertise, but that help comes with a price both in terms of finance and control. In fact, the franchisor may control many aspects of your business – for example, your site location, your sales territory, the design of your retail establishment, and the products or services you can (and can’t) sell. Owning a franchise isn’t the same as being a business owner. Myth #1: Being a franchisee is the same as owning your own business. About the FTC Show/hide About the FTC menu items.News and Events Show/hide News and Events menu items.Advice and Guidance Show/hide Advice and Guidance menu items.Competition and Consumer Protection Guidance Documents.Enforcement Show/hide Enforcement menu items. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() State lawmakers have been considering several bills that would have axed library funding. Missouri latest to take aim at library funding Missouri is one of a growing number of places where government funding is being deployed as the newest weapon in the fight over books. ![]() "When I feel happy, I say, 'Quack! Quack!' " The kids cackle and quack back.īut the happy face Bowman puts on for the kids belies a deep anxiety.Īs president of the Missouri Library Association, she's currently in a bit of a panic over strict new rules that go into effect May 30 and could deny state funding to libraries over books deemed inappropriate for young readers. As usual, it gets the kids' attention and the gaggle settles down so Bowman can begin story hour. One toddler, who's new to the group, is having a bit of a meltdown, so Otter Bowman, a library associate at the Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, Mo., goes for the surest trick she has and starts talking about "Junior," the library's bookmobile. The decibel level is climbing as some 20 preschoolers sprawl out on an alphabet-pattern carpet for story hour. ![]() ![]() ![]() To apply for livestream or record & stream rights, please complete this form. ![]() To review some frequently asked questions about streaming, please click here. Notes Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available Captain Blood is a story of love, regret and, ultimately, redemption. Reluctantly, Blood chooses to escape and becomes one of the most feared pirates in the Caribbean, not knowing that fate will take him back to the plantation and the woman he left behind. Filled with swordfights and pirate battles, love and treachery, and even a song or two, Captain Blood is a pirate adventure perfect for the whole crew. However, when a band of pirates suddenly attacks Barbados, Blood is faced with an impossible choice: escape to freedom and risk losing Arabella, or stay with Arabella but remain a slave. ![]() Like Blood, Arabella suffers under her uncle's wrath, and the pair plan to escape the island and start a new life together. Sentenced to a life of slavery in Barbados, Blood falls in love with the brutal plantation owner's niece, Arabella. Peter Blood is convicted of treason for tending to the wounds of a rebel during a rebellion against King James II. Captain Blood is a modern adaptation of Rafael Sabatini's 1922 swashbuckling classic about pirates, romance and a man fighting against injustice. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The dragons, their types and uses to Reverse London society are interesting. The workings of Wing Bind are interesting. At times, it feels like we don't have much of a chance to just breathe and appreciate the world Kubo is building here, and that's a shame. ![]() We go from a revelation about Balgo that places him in the care of Noel and Ninny, our protagonists, to Balgo becoming a wanted man, to learning about a set of uber-powerful dragons, to having one of those dragons show up in what really amounts to a rather short span of time. That said, there were times I found myself wishing Kubo had taken a slightly more leisurely pace, now that he can. ![]() Seeing his confirmation of this in a brief note at the end of this volume about how happy he is to be able to draw manga at his own pace has me very excited to see what he can do with Burn the Witch Because, let's face it, it was clear Kubo was getting burnt out by the end of Bleach. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I certainly wasn't prepared for it to be more Bleach! Seriously, when I got to the big reveal at the end of the first chapter, as to what exactly "WB" stands for, I was absolutely delighted by what could come of this. But in a way, it's fitting, because I went into this series blind, just curious to see what Tite Kubo was up to, post- Bleach. First, the version I got came with a plain plaid slipcase, which.isn't the most engrossing choice. The subtitle for this volume, "Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover," is perfect for a variety of reasons. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve always loved historical mysteries, using them as an entry point to learn about worlds and times far removed from my own. Novels led the reader steep themselves in the lives and modes of thinking of characters from the past, in settings that are at once familiar and unfamiliar. While non-fiction offers a broader canvas to discuss structural themes and minutiae, fiction has an immersive advantage that can pull in many more readers. It is one of the most popular sub-genres of crime fiction, enticing people to learn about the past while immersed in a lively read. ![]() Historical crime fiction has enduring appeal. ![]() ![]() David Livingstone in his close encounter with a lion in Africa, and Gladys Aylward in China as she escapes the invading Japanese with 100 orphans. Join Hudson Taylor as he tries to reach Chinese fishermen with the gospel, Dr. A brief historical note about the missionary closes each chapter. The stories focus on a single, action-packed event from a missionary's life and draw the reader in with a fictionalized style. The location of each story is highlighted on a world map in each chapter heading, providing a geographic context for the story. ![]() ![]() ![]() It contains 28 short stories about a few well-known and many unknown missionaries, mostly from the twentieth century. This book is part of a series of Millers books by Mildred A. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Bodily functions, including shitting, are recounted. At least one character experiments with drugs and you get to read EVERY detail. His flawed, neurotic characters express their worries and fears but for the most part don’t grow or mature or have much self-understanding. I also found it strangely repetitive from what I remember. And I was no longer engaged by being RIGHT INSIDE someone’s head and following along their every thought, all 8,271 of them. So, reading ‘ Crossroads‘ over 20 years later, I wonder: have I changed? Or has Franzen? I no longer found the shifts in perspective between different family members very interesting. I found it comic, poignant, brilliant and unfortunately relatable, and I was very much swept into the story. I still remember reading ‘ The Corrections‘ and then recommending it to everyone I knew. ![]() |